双语·《伊索寓言》 黑人

THE BLACKAMOOR

A Man once bought an Ethiopian slave, who had a black skin like all Ethiopians; but his new master thought his colour was due to his late owner's having neglected him, and that all he wanted was a good scrubbing. So he set to work with plenty of soap and hot water, and rubbed away at him with a will, but all to no purpose: his skin remained as black as ever, while the poor wretch all but died from the cold he caught.

黑人

有一个人曾经买了一个埃塞俄比亚的奴隶，那奴隶像所有的埃塞俄比亚人一样皮肤黑黑的，但是奴隶的主人觉得他皮肤黑，是因为上一个主人对他不关心，他只要洗个澡就能变得白白的了。所以他提供了大量的热水和肥皂，给奴隶又搓又擦，结果却徒劳无功，奴隶的皮肤依然像从前一样黑，而这可怜的奴隶还因此着了凉，没过多久就死掉了。